passing

Example Sentences

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Aides off-screen began furiously tapping their shoulders and passing them notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

When asked Friday if there was an uptick in ships passing through Hormuz, Matt Smith, U.S. head analyst at Kpler, said that “it is too soon to say.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“The message from the stock market is clear: The U.S. economy is passing another stress test,” said Ed Yardeni, founder and president of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

I understand that moral intuition and agree that passing off A.I.-generated prose as one’s own breaks the writer-reader contract.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

“Maybe they’d think Sassafras Springs is a place worth seeing, instead of just passing us by,” I told her.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney